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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-14
MErHoDIsTs DISCUSSING TEMPERANCE.

METHODIsTs DISCUSSING TEMPERANCE
At Yesterdays session OF the NcwYork East Confer
enoe at MI Vernon, Dr. Daniel Curry, Editor OF The
Methodist Repie, opened the discussion OF the temper
ance question He said he was Prohibitonist and was
in sympathy with every society that was organized to
restrain the Of liquor But he did not believe that
those who are unable enforce total abstinence ought
10 stop and declare they would do nothing else IL
they cannot get prohibition. they should accept
i irsslc. next br. ''' n. Buckley. Editor Of
The Christian Advocate protested against tho church
Indorsng any political organization The Prohibition.
ss he said, had banded themselves Into political party
against tho Republicans and democrats While the
church advocate OF prohibition and the ministers
were all In favor Of prohibition, he did not believe that
tho pulpit should have anything to do with politics
Ministers the church had right to join the prohb
on 20 tical party the prejudice OF their political
principles exemplied by the Old parties Tho veto OF
the License bill by Governor Hill was not referred
10.
In tho afternoon there was spirited debate on the
same question The Rev. w. II. B0olo advocated total
prohibition Tho Rev. Mr.. Worth said that the tune had
not when the Conference could throw itself In the
face OF third party do not let the Conference be used
by politicians political party should be named as the
exponent the church. he said Dr. Pullman spoke In
favor high license Tho report In favor OF pedging
the Conference TO the Prohibition party was lost ly q
vote of l07 TO SO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-14
FLOODS SUBSIDING IN THE STATE !,

GENERAL RAINS THROUGHOUT TEXAS AND THE
LONG DROUrH BROKEN.
UTICA April l3.-The Mohawk River receded rapidly
last night to-day leaving the Central Hudson tracks
between Fort Plain and Fonda that were flooded yester
day, free from water.
ALBANY April 1.-THE water has fallen two feet since
yesterday Boats have begun to again. Central
trains still arrive over the West Shore tracks
BoRDESTowS N. j., April 13.-The Delaware River ~
this point is unusually high to-day.
EXETER n. H., April 13.-The water is high In the Ex-
eter River and has carried away the dam at the Pick
pocket box factory causing good deal OF damage
SAN ANGELO, Tex. April 13.-The drouth which has
prevailed for long time in Western Texas Is at last
broken There heavy rainfall throughout this sec
ton last night which after dark and lasted through
the entire night Tclecrapc adyces from distant points
show the rain of the most general That has
fallen here In years.
MILWAUKEE. April ia Marquette, Mich, dispatch
SAYS "a disastrous seet storm passed over the upper
peninsula tonight No particulars are given iato
Plack River Falls dispatch says that the worst OF the
flood by OF Black River has been expert
enced and the town out OF danger Tho loss VIII not
exceed $4,000"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-14
CATARRH

for yeara tried various remedies and was treated
by number of physicians but received no oenent until
gan to sarsapaA few bottles Of this medi
cine cured this troublesome complaint and completely
restored my hcath"-Jesse NJ. Bogss Hoimans Mills.
Albermaro. N. c. .,..
Charles q. Erenberg vasa. MIMI writes IT hereby Ger
y have used Ayers sarsaparia with excellent sue
cess humor as 1t seemed to be- cancer on my
lip Shortly using this remedy the sore healed be-
neve that 10 entirely cured and consider
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-14

that the actually covered than half Of his body AMI
llmbs, yet he entirely cured by this remedy.
my daughter greatly troubled with scrOfua and Is
feared she would lose her sight Ayers sar
sapaa has completely her health and eyes
well and strong ever with trace Of scrotua In her
system."-o King. KniinEly. Conn.
wasalways afflicted with scrofuOus Humor. and have
been great sufferer Lately my lungs have boon affected.
causing much pain and difficulty breathing Three bottles
Of Ayers Sar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-14

ass ume Aat the meaning Intended that no leaning
within the portals Of this ideal establishments
THE TRUE USIygRsITY DEFINED.
TT could venture to give q definition OF my own
should the contrary proclaim that the true univer
sity s that which teaches nothing that Is useless anu
everything that is useful and good. That Ito aim
should be to form class Of men who, by their train
ing moral and Intellectual would be the model Of
the country In the of which they might be
expected to take large and useful part would be bold
enough say that the real university should concern
self rpening useful talents in eliminating useless ana
idle theories Law medicine theology terature surrey
form useful subjects to the student To elevate tne
standard Of all the 70 Pny t to ar% these
with the offensive defensive which ns e5ps or
private lifeOthese are aims which may wen encourage
the founders OF our ideal university ppl bt nre
coded it. have and must have their mission but an ever
broadening field opens before us Win hcrea'ihs
know OF no people who were ever yet successfully
governed without Of men by birth or S of
perform the functions Of government Whether pc an
or and Sons there be
where reserved corps OF men willing ready and apie W
Where, then, in America shall we And that class OF
leaders to whom the thinking and working mass OF our
Arisocracy old and conventional sense conveys
but empty and meaningless sonndyst mot Oh nhS
leaders Of the peoples Political quesu,Ca,nis
clamor market place The rule Of the people means
that the people shall choose It's own 70 40 or
work of governing Zap lauseIho quality OF that work
shall depend upon the temper and quality OF those In
struments From corrupt and polluted sources no goSu
may come; nor can and bitter water flow from te
These chosen men must be strong ahd M
and WISE II education be the only means by wncn tne
best that is in men may be educed then should Dc the
owning glory Of ideal college so to deal win ,nose
who en its doors they shall leave full armed ana
equipped strong in faith and in hope setrelian not
filed with doubts and armed with negatlohs out
of medicine. Of theology Of science shall we not nave inc
the man-full, Rounded and complete Applause.
The idea is not a Plato discussed the snnlect
many centuries ago. ats your meaning, ASKS Protag
Oras of Socrates that you teach the art OF politics. ana
that you promise to make men good citizensr 81,
THAT socrates, is exactly the profession which l
make"
'Then." II said. "you do, indeed profess noble art
It may unnecessary to add that Socrates ana FRO
tagoras speaking Of that science which Is popu.
ary known as practical" politics and which has other
objective points than the making of good citizens
[Laughter.]
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-14
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY 1887 TEN PAGES

ume hst the meaning Intended IL that NO learning
Of practical scve and Vigorous order TO Do Aomitseo
within the portals Of this ideal establishment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-14

Tins order OF eXercses Was caITIeU ouI uIIt1c YIN
direction of General Woodford:
i. Professional from Lohengrin. .---.. wagner
Orchestra
praver - By the Chaplain OF the College
s. Introductory Address BY the Grand MARSHAL
stewart /. WoOdford. esq. Glass oil 1894;
L. Chorale: Awake My Soul. wagner
Chorus and Orchestra. o..
g. Grafton By Frederic r. COudert esq; Ciass OF Iooo
.. Easter Hymn tancient). Laaies o ~
4 Poem BY the Rev. George Lansing Taylor, B. l. d.
Class OF 1851. -
S. March, from Lenore symphony -...---.-.-.-hsn
Orchestra . -.
q Comforting of Degrees BY the President OF the
College. o,,
10 Doxology ;oin h n
IL Benedicion BY the Bisop OF The Diocese
~. Jubilee Overture. -"eooi
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
ia RIFF SHFshxN.

We would like to see the Demos
cratic party in harmony, with itself
It's members all in harmony and
"nI"n' and the great object to be
gained the same with all. But we
wonid not Like to see principles de
serted, traditions dishorored and the
rights Of the people ignored and
trampled under foot in order to
harmonic. The first great object of
the party ought to be to tighten the
burdens of the people, to give them
ease and comfort if possible without
putting their burdens unjustIy upon
the shoulders ofOthere. No honest fa,,
minded man can be so bold I'D i'm
prudent as to demand tn It tha Door
shall pay more than their share ..
Tue taxes or rear more than tier
fr"Yotlnnate rGrt Of the bur tens
AMI every honest u7Dreiiod q. 4
ID VINO lakes the ga. NJ AID
trnu lie to investigate thp wnfkin :
OF the tariff, must at one. come to
the r"t clusirn that the Consumer
according to the amounts consume
oetr tie greater part Of thu ',ur
dens of the GOV ernmnnt. Now IT,.
plan proposed In tn papers to ra:S~
the revenue. which p! m 1t IS claims
that both the President and Jim G
Carlisle favors, will not IN. ct th..
common sense idea Of the cuit, tr
nor will it tulil the promises and
pled2eS OF tie party in power. nor
vii it be 10 accnrianc,, with tne
time IGNORED and revered primers
Piles of the partv. A compromise
with wrong is wrong within itself
A compromise with stu is not ONLY a
sin, but a great outrage upon justice.
There is nc medium ground between
right and wrong. There is no half
way station betweed Justice and in.
Justice. Either protection is right |
Or it Is wrong. Ii rigut in principle
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02

IN this direction. That party has
broken every promise and trampled
every pledge under foot. To whom
are the people to look for relief?
To the Democratic party. and t"
that party alone. No man ought to
he recognized as a Democrat who
th-Ows any alb tacles in the way OF
reducing the tariff to a revenue basis.
There is no half way ground in this
matter. Any cOmpromls4 on the
tariff that will cont tue to pile upon
a surplus will he a failure aud a sur>
render OF the leading principles 81
the party. Either Mr.. r ,n.talt "uLhl
10 be made TO walk plank o: |"
new to the line. If the party il to
It htdg~d in and Oalke la al ii
undertakes in reducing the tariff ny 8
'ake;'S dozen of protective DemU>
Gratis 1t hal as we'll dishand. Ii thu
party is to be tell responsible for
nnt reducing the tariff, 1t ought TO
natk out It's policy and follow It a.
all hazards,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
zsssE 'tEsss'F ssaJST gsE s>s:
zEaJs stel.

There is 10 use in dodoinu
mlng %ad twisting. The sur.
.iu@ mrs5 ne reduced and sto.uei
| tael1f must he reduced and its in.
qua 't'r- r"rrrcfe |, The Republic.
All } rty has promised to do it the
De n'rra'lc party has promised to
do Il. Neither has dlne it. Will
eitn + do it? Will both parties aI>
WAYS have an excuse not to reduce
t mi? Will lhe people always
gu et.t -uhmit to being -obhed
o. "ti laird of their hard earnIny~2
fnree are serious que lions for the.
con >lderarlon Of h'.tn parties to con
dr.. An1 aecltIiv so for the
Democratic party woo ia n4e
hghllng the war ttrIff for more than
t "enty Years: and who has made as
many promises and pledge to re.
duce the tariff. Is it not time 10
quit wrangiIng among ours, I've and
BUCKLE down to earnest work in the
Of reduction OF the re-
>enues! The country can expect
nothing from the Republican party
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
sSts Observation-Disclosures.

Protection means the robbery of
One nan for the benefit of another
withou' compensation. 1t means
tAe takiH4 She earnings or property
of oOc class for the benefit Of an
other class without com pensatlon.
4 tariff for revenue only is the
only legal, con >titutienal, just policy
TuiS will stfprd protection. 1t is
utterly impossible to have a tariff
that will not protect to the amount
of the tariff levied, if the tariff is
levied upon articles produced or
manufactured in this country. Be
cause those produced or manufactu--
ed here pay 40 tax, and only those
articles imported pay the tax; and
that enables our people to raise
their prices t" the tariff point.
The charge that the Democratic
party is free trade party is false
from beginning to emf. Frank Hurd
Is the only absolute free trader in
tie Democratic party in the Uuited
>tHt"T 50 Tar as the writer's informs
alton goes. Free trade in this coun-
try Is an. absolute impoSslbility.
With a public deb Of more than 8
hi lion dollars. and with a yearly ex
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
FEE CStvE1fETTs:E.

We have no objection to the Dem
Ocratlc ex- Cn,ivc committee expires
sion their oDlaions on sill subjects as
any other tn.}iyj,lual or class of in
dyi1uals. But when that com
mlttee assumes 10 formulate tlt
principles 81 She patty and dictate
lts policy, we enter our protest. II
we know I ytA'ng about the prinyi-
PIES Ac.i 3r...:. ICES of the Democratic
party, : {; Dlan or set Of men, OutsId
of CCHvgnti0n al the party. ha7 g
right t" ..sa% for the party. And
any attempt or effort to do so is q
uSurpation and the exercise Of &
power never deIegatcd to any one
an never tolerated b. any party
tn3 never viii. be in this land Of
Liberty. 1.-THE committee had called
& meeting ana invited all Democrats
i'm the State who So desired to meet
with II for the purpose OF consulting
fer ttc GOOD of the party, and ther
ST forth theit opinion as reached b,
taken council with Democrats from
alt pant Of she State, not as author
ity,but as the Judgment reached after
taken councji of the wise men of the
party, that opinion OF ia !gme nj
wOuid have lad much iuGuvnce i.
the party and given general salts,
faction. But their hasty and uuad,
vised cOnclusi. ms and authoritative
dectee have Given much Glssatlsfac
tiou. Upwe.e r gooi and wise thi
committee MAJ tie, it had no author
ity or power to speak for the part,
other Tran as individuals, There j.
too much Of this dictatOrial work
done by individuals In the party
In the future the pa ty Will he apI
to speak its mind in conventions
and mash states about az fast as
they can be formed.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02

under, more seed should be sowu on
the same ground. The blowing COW
err. the seed sufficiently, and if this
is done in the latter half of June q
second crop will mature before frost
DESTROYS veCetatlon, and will pro-
duce a luxurlsnt pasture for cows,
horses, or hogs. Cow peas make
most excellent food for fattenin &
hoge.-American 4gricuIturist.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
Scotland Neck, N. C.
Nov. Pend, 1897.

| Benjamin Ferrail
To Ben amin Eerran:
You are hereby notified to be and ap-
pear before the Judge Of our Superior
court, at court to be held for the coun-
ty of Halifax at the Courthouse in Hall,
fax on the 9th Monday before the LIST
Monday in March, 1888, and answer the
complaint which will be deposited in the
office of the Clerk OF the Superior Court
OF said county on this Gatc, AMI let the
defendant take notice that if he fails to
answer the compliant within the time re-
qulred by law she will apply to The court
for the relief demanded in said complaint
l. The purpose OF this action is 10 have
the bonds OF matrimony now existing be-
tween the plaintiff and defendant dis
solved.
2. For divorce from bed and board
from the defendant
Witness John T. Gregory Clerk Of the
Superior court for said county ct office in
Halifax this 22nd dav of November. 1897
JOAN I. GREGORY.
w. A. DUNN, Clerk Superior Court
Atty for Plaintiff.
D025-4t.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
= 8 8 . 8 8 8 8 x
THE WORK
OF WHISK

We are gong to quit the business of
selling whiskey and we have big lot on
hand to t" sold at cost by the LIST day of
January 1893. Our license will be out by
that time and 1t is bound to go, strickly
CASH. We have large lot of fine Ryes
and n {. Germ that every family ought
TO have for medical use as this is a chance
to get 1t CHEAP. We are going to make
a change IN our business LIST day Of Jan.
1888 and all parties ewing us will please
come ard pay what they owe ue. We mean
what We say. Our motto from now until
Jan. 1888 is CASH, and don't forget that
small bill you owe for this wear as we need
the money and now is the time to pay it
All groceries and Xmas goods cheap as
dirt. Yours very respectfully.
PETERSON s CO.
Scotland Neck, N. c.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02

United States on its side. az
VII as the constitution Justice,
,nestv. common snnce and fair
ealing. The Republican party has
- its side the moneyed kings &,
'~magogues and corr1ptionists.
ann-e ye WHOM YOU will serve, the
-nrruptlonlste or the constitution.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
Green Nfanurinx,
NCMRFR l6

III IL ~
fiud that So. same C0nplaitt q
worn-"ut and impov -rished lend
producin Z sm IL and unvr, fl Z.
crops comes frou al portIn.-
the United States. Writers on h
subject say that -kl1nln5 h at
the cause Of it. Fac :e~m -kDlIng
the land is d4dr> TIA G-4n 4I>lng
crop with or without f. Il Is II
then taking OF the wee .ple p {.
lurts or burning them off nef,
glowing, IN oth.r wor Is, dol Z
the opposite Of growing Il OPP t"r
the purpose Of returning 1t to tb.
grounl.
Presidenr C. X. Adams Of Cornrl
University, n, u, says: 'Lonk It
the statistic. of our Agricultural De
partment. Ia every State, North,
South East and West, the yield pes
acre Of al the great crops has been
steadily declining. Toe Americ N
farmer has Impoverished the soil
and gone West. and it is not certain
that this process has vet been ar.
rested. The New England State
have held their own, not by meals
of impoverished agriculture, but by
/ the general establishment of manu-.
| factories. The same process has
oeen going on th.t converted the
fertile lands Of Virginia Into piue
barrens. TnOusan Is Of ares In the
Eastern States have neen abandon.
ed as practically worthless. Eel
westward has been the movement
uutll the current has come TO q StOI
on the slope of the Pacific aud there
Ia no West to whose virgin soil We
may fee. Our farmers no longeI
lave the alternative of staying Oh
moving West. They have the othel
altern tIve-the one which has long
confronted tue farmers of the old
world-staryaCiOn, or better knowl
edge of the conditions under which
nature Will yield hounteous and 6
profitable return.'
H. seems to be q settled fact tina,
the farmers Of America have not vet
fount out how to obtain large crops
aud at tue same time to maintain the
original fertility of the soil.
How Can the farmer obtain TINS
knowledge WITT the greatest certain
ty, and at TIE least cost of time or
money? Shall he spenA his whole
lie in max az experiments, or shall
he 10y reading the records of the Y.
perIence OF other farmers obtain the
advantage of their experiments also?
Farmers must not be afraid o. sucti
book farming.
In the next article | propose to
give some information regarding the
great damage to the land. of the
Southwest States. caused by turning
the stalks and s;uDbIe hefore plow.
ing, a plan adopted to save the lahof
of turning under the vegetable una =
ter, which is so necessarr to the HE
and vlgor OF the tand. "A IN x
change.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
CROPS

NJ man eau farm in this country
n shares ard keep his plantation
ap and keep On living terms with
lis tenants. This year is our first
experience on shares and it will be
our last. 1t matters not how YOU
contract. you Just can't make the
rnants do their duty without trou-
lie. We contracted with our tenant,
70 open orr ditcbs, 10 compost al
land cultivated, to feed our team from
Christmas to Christmas TO litter our
ots,.o cut AMI haul our wood and t.
20 all The while on the farm for the
reuetit OF be farm, excepting the
usual holidays. We were to all,
them to use our team for haulIn
their own wool 90 to mill and all
| necess 4ry work such as going for
doctors and sometimes TO church
This part of the contract they ha,,
kept, tut we have teen unab z,
"''''0 gu
watered, or Il lO4d OF straw hauied
" I" ''"' - woe 0"' VI A''"l0 Vi .
"''0" o'o''ie' 0o'' " u ''0N VI "'' II
done on the plantation toward, PIE
I'
'''''' ~ '1'''J Il
~ n"" % az '0'''o '"'' ''''i' U'oP'
""''S '10 '''i''''' lave I1"' "o' a.
''n>e 'i0 crop was i'''' "E over All
''' ~ ''N i'o''
4"
90 ''0''~~' va '''0 INV = 80 '''''0" "'''
Pi'0' V" Oh - - nv =
'00'' IN 10 = 07i "il' "oo"" 70
"' y"U '''' ""NV
'''' A0'' :" VII" az u7i"9 u manu-
p'"0 "" us ''' o" "''' ILLS we uaVe
Wv '''' ~ % '"' 'n'f way 10 "''
>'' - 'u VF0OV ~ "0'i'
=" 6o'' ~ ''N'' <
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W. 81 IL q" Will u"
''' ." " NV "" "o'',"3' never
" ,''''e az" .''' ! wa l.
Wv ''' " IL III
80 - 10 81 t'''' V'"V IL Gan
l'00'''' " 80 w" want |"
III VI ''''' '''' &C GINS 81 coih
p.,13e Wv '''' 10y
" ~ N'''"" pee "0'e 'e
q u'' 10 - con9'l'uV1 I"
'''"0"O no "iS'o'e'S
- '' "'" : ~ 1--WE ." 'o' d
0o"' u '"o'i Ii = "e Will not
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
The Value Cow Pea.

Though regar led as Southern
crop, experiments have demonstrate
ell that cow peas can be grown in
mau OF the Northern States, as a
s"I'Iog or hay crop, Tue COW pea
draws It's sustenance largely from
t Il atmosphere, as IS demonstrated
hv ;"e fact thai it will flourish uron
oar i'"o-t~t sandy soils. 1t is a
com n"n saying down Sou b." In
speaking derlsiVely of very sterile
soil, Fiat land is too poor t. sprout
c w p''. " For 4retn manurino
they should he sOwn broadcast g,
the t. OF from three 20 five pecks
per acre, according to the SOIL and
Variety planted. In blowing under
crop of COW peas, the returning of
plant God to the soil, though the
prln'lpai =ood, is not the only bene-
II, Ell on the rundown soil. The
- very penetrating, reach ng
dow" 'lI". and r-ndering more POI.
""~, t. an e'!>lsG ratum of our
del l.. A pea crop is Que al he
e1Slrst means of suppl ing vegeta.
Ole IN alter 10 exhausted soils, It
Supplies h"tr chemical sud mechan-
lca' manure at the same time. Cow
PEI tor green 'nanurlng shout have
rank growth Of vine, as this is the
most valuable part of the plant for
this purpose. Wien the crop is in |
.ull bloom, aud ready for turn1ny